Display-cabinet.



(Application led Apr. 6 1901.)

(No Model.)

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ALBERT MASON OWENS, OF SOLDIER, KANSAS.

DISPLAY-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 691,800, dated January 28, 1902. I Application l'ed April 6, 1901. Serial No. 54,595. (No model.)

.''o all whom t muy concern/:I

Be it known that I, ALBERT-MASON OWENS, a citizen of the United States, residing atSoldier, in the county of'Jackson and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Display-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification. A

This invention relates to improvements inl display-cabinets, and especiallyy to that style of cabinets adapted to store silks or other fine cloth and preserve them free from dust and at the same having the goods in convenient position for examination.

It has for its object the construetion of a cabinet that is neat and attractive and which will display the cloth to the best advantage,` and has for a further object to provide means whereby the cloth may be easily and rapidly mounted in the cabinet and readily taken therefrom as desired. These objects are attained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of the cabinet, showing it iilled with cloth. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the means for transferring'the goods from the bolt of cloth to the roller of the cabinet. Fig. l 3 is an enlarged longitudinal section of one of the rollers with middle portion kbroken away, showing a means to be applied when a narrow strip of cloth is to be exhibited.

Similar lettersrefer to similar parts throughout the several views. l

A represents a cabinetof ordinary construction, with glass doors inclosing the four sides. To the inside of cabinet A are permanently attached a series of strips B, which extend in parallel pairs across the sides of the cabinet A and at an angle to its base. The strips B have on their upper sides a series of U-shaped notches or journals C, in which the rollers hereinafter described revolve.

D represents a series of braces somewhat Wider than the strips B, the ends of which are rigidly attached to the strips B. To the under side of the braces D are rigidly attached slats E, extending from the braces D to the front of the cabinet A and rigidly attached to cross-pieces E', which are rigidly attached to the front corners of the cabinet A.

F represents a roller of ordinary construction,having on each end a spindle G and G.

The spindle G is bent in such a manner as to Y form a crank. The roller F is adapted to tit between the strips B, and the spindles Gandv G engage the U-shapednotches orjournals C.

H represents a collar provided with an annular flange on one end thereof and which is adapted to slip on the end ofthe roller and is for the purpose of shortening the surfaceof the roller when winding narrow goods thereon. v To the rear corners of the inside of the cabinet are permanently attached two standards or blocks I, in which are rotatably mounted the two rollers J and K. The spindles G and G' on the ends of the roller F are detachably mounted inthe known means.

L -represents a drawer in the upper part of the front of the'cabinet A.` v

In operation to Wind the goods or cloth on the roller from the bolt the spindles G and G on the roller F are placed in the U-shaped notches in the upper endof the standards or blocks I, and the end of the cloth to be wound is passed from the rear end under the roller )I and around thevroller K and under ,the

The roller F is revolved, winding .the goods thereon. The rollers J and K serve to lkeepy the' goods. or cloth smooth and tight when blocks I by any wellv Winding it on the roller F. After filling the roller F it is placed in position in the cabinet, the spindles G and G' engaging the U.

shaped.v notches br journals C, and the end of the cloth is passed along the slat E to the front of the cabinet A. In removing the cloth from the roller all that is4 necessary is to open the glass door and pull on the end ot the cloth 'as it appears at the front of the cabinet.

It is evident that slight changes may be Y made in the' form and construction of the cabinet herein described and that any number of rollers may be placed in onecabinet without departing from the spirit'an'd scope of this invention, and hence Ido not wish to be limited to the exact construction herein set forth; but, y

Having described my invention, what I desire to claim as new and secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a display-cabinet comprising a case IOO having glass sides, strips adapted to carry rollers, and secured to the sides of the cabinet in oblique parallel series, cross-pieces attached to the front corners of the cabinet, braces secured to and extending between the strips in each parallel series, and slats secured to the underside of each ofthe braces, extending and secured to the cross-pieces, substantially as described.

2. In a display-cabinet comprising a glass casing, strips secured tothe sides ofthe cabinet in oblique parallel series, journals formed in the strips, rollers mounted in the journals, braces secured between the parallel strips and extending below the lower edge thereof, slats secured to the braces and extending under each series of rollers to the front of the cabinet, said slats being oblique to the base ALBERT MASON OWENS.

lVitnesses:

J. H. LYNN, JOSEPH ANDERsoN. 

